Category: Austrian News

31 August 2020 – There was a slight increase in new coronavirus infections in Austria. In the past 24 hours 272 people tested positive for Covid-19. On Sunday there were 181 new infections, the day before even 395 cases. Currently 3,479 people in Austria are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of the Interior reported on Monday. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 27,438 positive test results have been registered in Austria. As of Monday (9.30 am), 733 people have died with or as a result of Covid-19. 23,226 have recovered…

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Sunday, 30 August 2020 – After the record increase on Saturday, the corona numbers are going down again. So far there have been 27,166 positive test results in Austria. As of today (August 30, 2020, 09:30 am), 733 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 23,070 have recovered. Currently 140 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 30 of these are in intensive care. The new infections are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows:Burgenland: 5Carinthia: 0Lower Austria: 40Upper…

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29 August 2020 – In Austria, 395 new SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected by test within 24 hours. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on Saturday morning. The day before there had been 229 infections. So far, there have been 26,985 positive test results in Austria. As of Saturday morning, 22,866 patients throughout Austria have recovered and 733 people have died of Covid-19. Currently 144 persons are in hospital treatment due to the coronavirus in Austria, 30 of them in intensive care units. In the federal capital Vienna,…

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Within 24 hours, only 70 new cases were reported in Vienna this time – yesterday it was 130. As of Friday, August 28, 2020, 8.00 a.m., 7,574 positive tests have been confirmed in Vienna. The number of deaths related to the virus remains unchanged at 210. 5,710 people have recovered. The health hotline 1450 received 2,445 calls. Information for the population is also available from the service number of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) at 0800 555 621. — Hector Pascua, Source: sozialministerium.at

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28 August 2020 – The number of new corona infections in Austria has decreased within the last 24 hours. With 229 infected persons nationwide, fewer new cases were reported compared to the previous day with 328 infections. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health, 3,263 people were considered actively infected on Friday. 146 people are in hospital, 27 of them in intensive care units.Most of the new infections were again in Vienna – but in the past 24 hours significantly less than 100.…

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Thursday, 27 August 2020 – Most of the new cases were again registered in Vienna. Again, more than 300 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in Austria. Within 24 hours 328 Covid-19 cases were added. Thus there were 3,311 active cases throughout Austria on Thursday morning, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. 145 people are in hospital, 24 of them in intensive care units. Most new infections were again in Vienna with 130. Upper Austria recorded 60 additional cases, Tyrol…

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Vienna. Today the Corona traffic light is scheduled to start its trial operation. The criteria and measures, how the lights would be implemented are still disputed between experts from the Ministry of Health and the federal states.Today, however, the Corona Commission must decide when the traffic light will be switched to yellow. In addition to new infection rates, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober wants to include the number of tests, contact tracing and the number of intensive care beds in the criteria. However, individual countries complain that there is no nationwide…

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In Austria, 25,816 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is according to current figures from the Ministry of Health (as of 23.00 yesterday, 25. August 2020). A total of 1,110,089 tests were carried out and reported. The Ministry also currently has 3,085 active cases. Austrian Press always uses the figures from the Epidemiological Reporting System (EMS) as the basis for its reporting. The number of hospital patients remained relatively stable. 114 people have to be treated in hospital, the number of intensive care patients is unchanged at 23.…

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Vienna – 25.08.2020 – 211 new infections with the coronavirus were registered within 24 hours in Austria until Tuesday (9.30 am). The number of positive test results thus rose to 25,706 exactly six months after the first confirmed case in the country. 733 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 have occurred since then, according to the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health, and 21,888 people have recovered. The number of confirmed current cases has fallen since the previous day. 137 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals, two…

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